Landscapes 2026 Art Competition

Fusion Art invites submissions for the Landscapes 2026 Art Competition for an online exhibition during the month of December 2026.

For this competition, both 2D and 3D artists, worldwide, are invited to submit their best representational and/or abstract art and photography depicting natural scenery and the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, valleys, deserts, farmland, trees, rivers, lakes, ponds, forests, wilderness, polar regions, rainforests, islands and tropical landscapes.

The artwork can range from realism to surrealism to abstraction and all artists, regardless of location or experience, are encouraged to submit their best landscapes art in any medium.

Dates and Deadlines

• Call for Artists Announced: August 29, 2026
• Deadline for Entries: December 1, 2026
• Opening of Online Exhibition: December 5, 2026
• Online Exhibition Closed & Archived: January 4, 2027 (remains on website under "Archived Exhibitions” for 5 years)

Entry Fees

• A nonrefundable entry fee of $25 for 1-2 images.
• A nonrefundable entry fee of $40 for up to 5 images (average of $8 per image).
• Artists may enter the competition more than once if they have more than 5 works they want to be considered.
• Artists are encouraged to enter the maximum number of images allowable for the entry fee. All images entered are not guaranteed to be accepted.
• ENTRY FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE
• Payment is required at the time of entry. Entry fees are inclusive of New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax (if applicable)

Acceptable Mediums & Sizes

• "Traditional" is open to the following 2D mediums: painting, drawing, pastels, inks, pencil, printmaking, encaustic, fabric, and mixed media.
• "Photography & Digital" is open to the following mediums: analog photography, digital photography, digital photo artwork, digital painting, digital manipulations, digital collage, photopainting, vector drawing, digital mixed media (integrated art). Digital Art that is a derivative work, created from another original artwork, must be significantly different as to constitute a new original work. The gallery reserves the right to request a copy of the original artwork if copyright infringement is suspected.
• "3-Dimensional" Art is open to the following media: relief, pottery, sculpture, installation, kinetic, and conceptual 3-D artworks created in metal, paper, wood, stone, fiber, plastics, glass, ceramics, or any other material which can be used to create 3-dimensional art. All 3D entries now require front, back and side views to be considered and properly juried. There is no additional fee for these additional images.
• There are no size limitations on the artwork.
• Artwork does not have to be for sale to be entered into the competition.

Awards

• Cash prizes will be given to the Best in Show winners in each category (Traditional, Digital & Photography, and 3-Dimensional (if the gallery receives 3D entries).
• In lieu of the cash prize, Best in Show winners can choose a complimentary one-year membership to our Fusion Artist’s Members Gallery, as long as they meet the eligibility listed.
• The Best in Show winners will be the “Featured Artists” on the website for the duration of the exhibition.
• 2nd through 5th Place awards in each category will also be given. Depending on the number and quality of all submissions received, Artistic Excellence and/or Honorable Mention awards may also be given.
• All award winning artists will receive a digital award certificate, event announcement and copy of the press release for their art portfolio.
• Links to the artist's website will be listed on the exhibition page and should result in increased traffic to the artist's website.

Submittable

Fusion Art utilizes the Submittable platform to receive, process and jury all competition entries. Submittable is an international platform that is used for administrative processing by over 9000 organizations that specialize in art, photography, publishing, music, film-making, education and grants. It provides artists with a free, secure and easy-to-use system to apply to a wide variety of national (and international) juried art exhibitions 24 hours a day. There is no cost to the artist to register on the site and all payments processed through Submittable are secure.

All competition entries are received, processed and juried through the Submittable platform.